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Friday Inspiration: $17.8M from the USDA going to Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
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"With the average age of the American farmer exceeding 58 years, USDA recognizes the need to bring more people into agriculture."
The 37 projects listed span 27 states. The "new investment of $17....
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FarmerDave Thank you for sharing this. This New Farmers resource page looks pretty promising https://newfarmers.usda.gov/
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mirasingh They also have a focus on urban agriculture. I hope this means the USDA will start helping new farmers grow produce instead of the commodity crops.
Salad with avocado leftovers, plums and bee pollem in honey balsamic vinaigrette. Yuuum 😋
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JoanneG Plums in salad! great idea!
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sugardetoxme Looks divine
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carpe_deli Thank you so much @JoanneG 😄
Sage Project - Lots of Data about the Foods You Love
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Completely wowed by the amount of information this team has consolidated about many many products I already know of (or ones I've wanted to try!). I'm hopeful that this is totally the future and wi...
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lauren This is SO COOL!
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sugardetoxme Good find. Totally digging this
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DietID_TeamDietitians so slick!
Why This Food Bank is Turning Away Junk Food | Civil Eats
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"D.C.’s Capital Area Food Bank aims to offer healthier food choices."
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katewilson Fantastic! Candy isn't food, and shouldn't be accepted at a food bank.
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FarmerDave This is great news. I hope every food bank takes this approach.
Why Reinventing Hospital Food Isn’t as Easy as It Sounds | MUNCHIES
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"For years, Joshna Maharaj has set her sights on improving the dreary menus of hospitals, prisons, and schools. But her journey has not been without challenges."
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munchiemummy I've always thought that it was so ironic that places where healthy food should matter most (hospitals, schools), often the nutritional value was poor. And I have a friend who works in a prison,...
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lauren The entire system needs to be reworked! It makes no sense
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DietID_TeamDietitians This makes me so sad. The inherent hypocrisy is almost numbing, but I'm so glad women like this are fighting for what's right. @akhilg2002 - you should get Foodstanders in touch with your hospital...
Scientific proof that Americans basically eat dessert for breakfast - The Washington Post. What are your no-sugar breakfast ideas?
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I guess I knew this, but it's more powerful in writing. I fell victim to sugary yogurt this morning (albeit Siggi's, which has less sugar than most).
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munchiemummy Weetabix - basically a 100% whole shredded wheat biscuit (literally nothing else in the ingredients), sliced banana and organic milk. Very popular breakfast cereal here in the UK, wish it would...
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annefood Scrambled eggs http://www.annefood.com/blog/cheesy-scallion-scrambled-eggs or plain unsweetened yogurt with fruit, toasted coconut, toasted pecans, flax seed and cacao nibs.
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Gwendolyn The video is quite powerful! Interesting about the calorie counts too- Great Britain had a seemingly huge protein and fat packed breakfast that would keep you full for hours and hours, and the US...
19 Food Films to Inform and Inspire | FoodTank.com
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"Check out Food Tank’s list of food films."
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mirasingh I saw A Place at the Table when it first came out. That movie should be required watching in all Public Health programs. Thank you for sharing.
Coffee Flour - Turning Coffee Fruit into a High-Protein Flour
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#nofoodwaste Gluten-free! & "Gram for gram, it has more iron than spinach, more fiber than whole wheat, and more potassium than bananas."
"The fruits of the coffee plant used to be garbage. Now th...
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munchiemummy Quality coffee comes at a price, though I. I wonder how expensive this will be? A "Whole Foods" trend? Or will it reach the mass markets?
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DietID_TeamDietitians @munchimummy great point, but if it's a waste product, it may be more affordable.
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terryhope I have a sample of this flour and love the fruity flavor it adds to baked goods
Hidden Costs of Food - Health, Environmental, Social
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Go harvest a few summer veggies from your garden and munch on them as you read this... if you don't, you're bound to feel slightly dismayed as the list goes on and on...
Nice to see all of these ...
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DietID_TeamDietitians Sally this is such an important issue that Is often not discussed. And I hadn't seen this credit Suisse report before. Digging in now. This pairs so well with recent repeating that people who...
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BobDale Great and scary overview. Thanks for sharing!
Sep
28
Fourth-generation Farmer and Artist Nikiko Masumoto Shares her Journey Returning to her Roots
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Institute For The Future
Fourth-generation organic farmer, author, agrarian artist, and Institute for the Future 2016 fellow Nikiko Masumoto combines her passion for creative expression and storytelling with food and farmi...